The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, March 12, 2027
Waxing Crescent
19.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
11:37 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.4%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1289
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Mar 12, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.1° / 93.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 20.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.81° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.69° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 248.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.